“In my mind I was just like in shock,” she said. “I was like ‘are you serious, you really just kicked this man and he’s helpless. He’s not resisting arrest or anything like that. Why are you really doing all of that.”

Investigators say the whole thing began when police tried to stop Suazo believing he was in a stolen car.

Neighbors say it came to a crashing end when he smashed the car and took off, with police following.

A neighbor said, “the car was still in drive he didn’t put it in park. It ended up in the wall where my son’s room is.”

Suazo ended up in the courtyard, that’s where the take down happened — and where we see him kicked in the face just after he was cuffed.

His family said police initially told them nothing happened during the arrest.

His sister Maritza Valerio was shocked to see the video.

“I go home and saw it on Facebook and God, there’s the video of what the sergeant on the scene alleged didn’t happen, which is my brother being on the ground already handcuffed and being kicked in the face by another officer,” she said.

Miami’s police chief released a statement saying “On today’s date the city of Miami police Dept. Received a video on an incident involving one of my officers. The video depicts a clear violation of policy. The office has been relieved of duty and the Miami Dade state attorney office has been contacted.”

State attorney Kathy Fernandez Rundle also released a statement late Thursday, saying “I was shocked and appalled by what I saw. Assistant State Attorney Johnette Hardiman, of my Public Corruption Unit, has been assigned to immediately open an investigation.”